KUWAIT FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE AL-SUMAIT PRIZE

Application Deadline: June 30th 2025.

LOCATION: Kuwait

Kuwait’s annual Al-Sumait Prize honors individuals or institutions who have, through their work or research, made significant advances in the fields of food security, health, and education in Africa. An initiative of His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the late Amir of the State of Kuwait, its goal is to shine a light on those making a positive difference to sustainable development in Africa.

ELIGIBILITY:

The nominated candidates’ research and development work or projects and initiatives must be innovative and have achieved high-impact in the African continent.

The submitted work must be of paramount importance in promoting significant economic, social, human resources and infrastructure development within the announced field of the prize, education.

The submitted research work of a nominated candidate should be composed of studies and applied research, published in peer-reviewed scientific journals and recognized at a global level within the announced field. The research outcomes need to have been applied after publication in African countries within the past ten years. Adequate supporting evidence needs to be provided.

Nominations are accepted from competent regional and international institutions and scientific centres (universities, institutes and centres of scientific research) as well as from UN organizations, former winners in the field of the prize, or former evaluation members.

All submissions must be submitted in English. If the work is carried out is in another language, a comprehensive summary of the nominated work in English must be submitted.

Register and fill in the prize nomination form at: https://prizes.kfas.org.kw

The nomination form and submitted works must be received before June 30th, 2025.

BENEFIT:

The prize is awarded annually and has a value of $1,000,000 (One million US dollars).

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